Julia Medew6:38 PM
Young children and people aged in their 20s are visiting Victorian public emergency departments in greater numbers than the elderly, a surprising new study that calls for more resources to better match demand has found.

Henrietta Cook, education reporter
6:05 PM
An architect of the Gonski education reforms has lashed out at the Andrews government, saying their new school funding law will do nothing to fix disadvantage and inequity in Victorian schools.

Steve Butcher
11:32 AM
A man who bashed and seriously injured a patron with a metal stool in a McDonald's restaurant has had a non-jail sentence overturned after an appeal by Victoria's Director of Public Prosecutions.

Aisha Dow
Arboriculture expert says more money needs to be spent on assessing dangerous trees, as it is very difficult for an ordinary person to spot unhealthy trees because most of the symptoms are belowground.

Mark Russell, Aisha Dow
A former Melbourne Grammar School student charged with murdering a homeless man at Enterprize Park was suffering from a psychosis caused by marijuana use in the lead-up to the stabbing, a court has heard.